LIONSGATE JOINS SCRIBD, DONORSCHOOSE.

ORG, AND SCHOLASTIC, FOR THE HUNGER GAMES N ATIONAL LITERACY MONTH CAMPAIGN Innovative Collaboration Allows For Social Readin g Of Book Content Sweepstakes Winner Will Receive Library Of Books To Donate To S chool Of Choice September 1, 2011- This National Literacy Month, LIONSGATE (NYSE: LGF), in cooperation with Scholastic and Scribd, is thrilled to announce that n ew fans of The Hunger Games can read a never-before-released sample the entirety of Chapter 2 from Suzanne Collins bestselling book. Fans can read and share the previously released first chapter along with the exclusively released second cha pter of The Hunger Games using a new application built in partnership with Scrib d, the worlds leading social reading platform. The app enables users to read the chapters from directly within Facebook and share them with their friends on Scri bd, Facebook and Twitter. Both the content and the application are part of Lions gate, Scholastic and Scribds efforts to promote reading and books during National Literacy Month. To that end, the three companies have joined with DonorsChoose. org, a non-profit organization that was named one of Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies, to create a sweepstakes. Throughout the month of September, any fan t hat reads The Hunger Games in the Scribd social reader application will be entered in Read a Chapter, Win a Library for a chance to win a classroom library of books for one of the public schools served by DonorsChoose.org. All four companies ar e supporting the program with their full online weight, including website promot ion, social media support including Facebook and Twitter, email blasts, blog pos ts and inapp featured placement on iPhone and iPad apps. Said Lionsgates Chief Ma rketing Officer Tim Palen of the four way collaboration, People who read The Hung er Games adopt a must see attitude to the film the story is so gripping and urge nt that fans of the book literally cant wait to see it translated to the big scre en. We are so lucky to have the partners we do at Scholastic, who have recognize d from the beginning how momentous the synergy between the book and movie could be. This is a great joint marketing initiative for the books and the film, and w ere very excited that it was made possible in such an innovative way by Scribd. T he fact that we are also able to partner with the ingenious charity DonorsChoose .org to donate an entire library of books to a school is a true honor. The Hunger Games is an incredibly powerful book- the experience of reading it is exciting e nough to turn people of all ages onto books with a new fervor, so the National L iteracy Month connection couldnt be more fitting.

Lionsgate is releasing the feature film adaptation of THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012. About the film THE HUNGER GAMES Every year in the ruins of what was on ce North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to sen d a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainm ent, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally tele vised event in which Tributes must fight with one another until one survivor remai ns. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games the ir entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as t he mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If shes ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that wei gh survival against humanity and life against love. THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobsons Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins best-selling novel, from a trilogy that has over 12 m illion copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive globa l following. Lionsgate will release THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012. About Li onsgate Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and di versified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television pro gramming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital dist ribution and new channel platforms. The Company has built a strong television pr esence in production of prime time cable and broadcast network series, distribut ion and syndication of programming through Debmar-Mercury and an array of channe l assets. Lionsgate currently has 15 shows on more than 10 networks spanning its prime time production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such criticallyacclaimed hits as "Mad Men", "Weeds" and "Nurse Jackie" along with the comedy "Blue Mountain State, " the upcoming drama "Boss" and the syndication su ccesses "Tyler Perry s House Of Payne", its spinoff "Meet The Browns", the upcom ing "For Better or Worse," "The Wendy Williams Show" and "Are We There Yet?". It s feature film business has generated more than half a billion dollars at the No rth American box office in the past year, fueled by such successes as THE LINCOL N LAWYER, TYLER PERRY S MADEA S BIG HAPPY FAMILY, THE EXPENDABLES, which was #1 at the North American box office for two weeks, THE LAST EXORCISM, TYLER PERRY S WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?, KICK ASS and the critically-acclaimed PRECIOUS, whi ch won two Academy Awards. The Company s home entertainment business has grown to more than 8% market share and is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and bo x office-to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and pro lific library of approximately 13,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company s core businesses. The Lionsgate brand remains synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. About Scribd Scribd is the largest social reading and publishing site in the world wi th more than 75 million readers each month. Weve made it incredibly simple for an yone to share and discover informative, entertaining and original written conten t on the web and mobile devices. Our mission is to liberate the written word, to connect people and organizations with the information

and ideas that matter most to them. Our innovative HTML5 document reader technol ogy has lowered the barriers to publishing by enabling anyone to easily upload a nd share their work in any file format. Scribd is a venture-backed company based in San Francisco. For more information, please visit http://www.scribd.com/abou t. About DonorsChoose.org Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org (www.donorschoose.or g) is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom requests, fro m pencils for a poetry writing unit, to violins for a school recital, to microsc ope slides for a biology class. Then individuals can browse and fund projects th at speak to them. After completing a project, the donor hears back from the clas sroom they supported in the form of photographs and teacher thank-you letters. T o date, 212,000 public and charter school teachers have used the site to secure funding for $86 million in books, art supplies, technology, and other resources that their students need to learn. Through DonorsChoose.org, individuals from al l walks of life have helped 5.1 million students. About Scholastic Scholastic Co rporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the worlds largest publisher and distributor of child rens books and a leader in educational technology and related services and childr ens media. Scholastic creates quality books, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, magazines, multi-media and other products that help chil dren learn both at school and at home. The Company distributes its products and services worldwide through a variety of channels, including school-based book cl ubs and book fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries, onair, and online at www. scholastic.com. *** For More Information Contact: Lionsgate Film Division Kate H ubin Piliero 310-255-4064 khubin@lionsgate.com Lionsgate Corporate Inquiries Pet er D. Wilkes 310-255-3726 pwilkes@lionsgate.com